Ice3 used on all enemies.
Ice is an element in Final Fantasy VII, and is one of the first three available elements to the player. Ice is often opposed to Fire.
Abilities[]
| Item | Antarctic Wind, Ice Crystal |
|---|---|
| Materia | Elemental + Ice/Shiva in a linked slot on a character's weapon. |
| Spell | Ice, Ice2, Ice3, Freeze, Magic Breath (also Fire and Lightning-elemental) |
| Summons | Kujata (multi-elemental), Shiva, Typhon (multi-elemental) |
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Ice-elemental physical damage to one or all enemies. | Lessaloploth |
| Blue Dragon Breath | Ice-elemental magic damage to all enemies. | Blue Dragon |
| Cave-In | Ice-elemental physical damage to all enemies not under Petrify or Slow-numb. | Demons Gate |
| Cold | Ice-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Diablo |
| Cold Breath | Ice-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Crawler, Jemnezmy, Pollensalta, Snow |
| Cold Snap | Ice-elemental physical damage to one enemy. | Ice Golem |
| Double Breath | Fire/Ice-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Schizo (both heads) |
| Freeze | Ice-elemental magic damage and Stop to one enemy. | Maximum Kimaira |
| Frozen Beam | Ice-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Malboro |
| Ice | Ice-elemental magic damage to one or all enemies. | Deenglow, Sample:H0512-opt, Beachplug, Snow (never uses it) |
| Ice2 | Ice-elemental magic damage to one or all enemies. | SOLDIER:3rd, Scrutin Eye, Yang, Garuda, Boundfat, Grimguard (first form only), Snow, Killbin, Turks:Rude (not against Tifa), Manhole |
| Ice3 | Ice-elemental magic damage to one or all enemies. | Bizarro∙Sephiroth |
| Left Breath | Ice-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Schizo (Left) |
| Magic Breath | Fire/Ice/Lightning-elemental magic damage to all enemies. | Parasite, Stilva |
| Mako Gun | Ice-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Palmer |
| Snowstorm | Ice-elemental magic damage to one enemy. Never used. | Lessaloploth |
| Southern Cross | Ice-elemental physical damage to one enemy. | Ancient Dragon |
| Viper Breath | Ice/Water-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Serpent |
Protection[]
The following methods allow the player to protect against Ice-elemental damage:
| Accessory | Ice Ring, Tetra Elemental |
|---|---|
| Armor | Aurora Armlet, Dragon Armlet, Minerva Band, Ziedrich |
| Materia | Elemental + Ice/Shiva in a linked slot on a character's armor |
| Spell | Shield |
| Limit Break | Great Gospel |
Enemies[]
| Weak | Halve | Nullify | Absorb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnadrana, Ceasar, Desert Sahagin, Hedgehog Pie, Heg, Land Worm, Sea Worm, Toxic Frog | Bandersnatch, Beachplug, Crawler, Ghost, Iron Man, Mover | Cactuar, Diablo, Jemnezmy, Lessaloploth, Shred | Blue Dragon, Boundfat, Deenglow, Garuda, Ice Golem, Icicle, Snow, Emerald Weapon, Eye, Ruby Weapon, Schizo (Left), Turks:Elena |
Use[]
Freeze spell.
Ice is a mediocre element, as no enemies absorb, halve, or nullify Ice, but not many are weak to the element either. This makes the element relatively safe to use in any fight as opposed to Fire or Earth. If the player is looking for strong Ice-elemental attacks to use, they may choose Ice2, Ice3, Shiva, and Ice Crystal for groups, and Freeze for single targets. The player may also opt to try to use Kujata, Typhon, and Magic Breath, but will have to beware in case the enemy resists the other elements of the attacks.
During the Midgar section of the game, Ice is mostly a neutral element, with the exception of a couple enemies that resist it. Outside of Midgar, until the player reaches the western continent, Ice remains a neutral element, while on the western continent Ice has a few uses, in particular around the Corel Area. From there, the Ice element remains neutral around the Wutai continent and southern islands, while the northern continent, Ice is the least useful as most enemies are Ice-elemental in nature.
In regards to protection, Ice is only really needed protected against while traversing the northern continent, in particular around the Great Glacier and Gaea's Cliff. Outside of there, the player does not need to protect against Ice very much at all.